This role is dynamic, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and covers a broad range of R&D and strategy topics that are critical to our business and inform investment decisions. In addition, we are constantly driving thought leadership with our business partners, and continuously seeking new and creative ways to communicate highly complex and dynamic information.
Ensure team can lead development of investment alternatives by implementing fit-for-purpose decision analysis methodologies to evaluate alternatives, incorporating relevant cost, risk, and return inputs. Clearly communicate insights and recommended course of action to teams, team leaders, and management. Drive dialogue across functions, teams, and R&D / Commercial organizations. Enable governance, with an eye to transparency, consideration of alternatives, and value-based decision-making.
For the Pfizer Innovative Health (PIH) organization, guide portfolio management decisions – including therapeutic area and technology investments for the development pipeline of the Inflammation & Immunology (I&I) and Internal Medicine (IM) Categories
For the Pfizer Essential Health (PEH) organization, service the Biosimilars, Sterile Injectables, and Anti Infectives units to guide asset and portfolio management decisions such as IP strategy, optimal manufacturing decisions, and device strategies. Serve as an advisor, sitting on appropriate Portfolio Strategy Teams (PSTs) to be an effective counsel for strategic decision making
Serve as a single-point of contact for the valuation of the I&I, IM, and PEH clinical portfolios
Frame individual asset / project opportunities in the context of the Category portfolio and the broader Pfizer portfolio.
Fluently answer portfolio-related questions from the most senior levels of Pfizer management in a succinct manner.
Contribute to the design, implementation, and management of analytical processes and methodologies to facilitate and guide decisions related to strategy formulation, resource allocation, risk management, and portfolio optimization.
Communicate with senior leaders about individual Category portfolios, as well as about implications of alternative funding decisions, key stage gates, and program risks / benefits
Lead team members managing asset / project teams:
Advise on strategic alternatives that can add value to the asset / project and to the Category
Suggest analytical tools and frameworks to help project / asset teams analyze a variety of decisions
Ensure team members are prepared to articulate insights and drive decision-making by bringing the project / asset teams to clarity in their recommendations
Lead valuation process for I&I and IM prioritization efforts and be a thought partner on overall Pfizer prioritization process
Ensure that asset teams provide critical portfolio valuation updates as they occur; identify material portfolio changes and provide necessary updates (incl. implications) to relevant teams.
Proactively develop new thought pieces and/or initiatives that can add value to clients and be levered across other assets teams and/or across PDA; consistently demonstrate business ownership mentality
Lead and develop a team of highly motivated and skilled professionals
Foster an environment and culture that is characterized by high performance, impactful work, motivated engagement, functional excellence, customer-focus, innovation, collaboration, pride, and overall job satisfaction
Proactively work to identify and encourage career development opportunities that will support the professional development goals of each team member.
Ensure a robust talent-planning process is in place to identify and continue to develop high-performing colleagues for key initiatives and advancement opportunities.
Serve as an active member of the PDA Leadership Team
QUALIFICATIONS
Professional characteristics
Exceptional communicator: Can readily align interpersonal style with the individual needs of customers; can understand, translate, and distill the complex, technical findings of the team into commentary that enables senior leaders to fully comprehend the potential opportunities, costs, risks, issues, and returns – thereby facilitating effective decision-making.
Relationship manager: Builds robust and long-term strategic relationships with individuals from all levels of the organization, understanding individual goals and objectives to ensure future alignment of the entire portfolio
Highly collaborative: Manages projects with and through others; shares responsibility and credit; develops self and others through teamwork; helps others take appropriate risks; communicates frequently with team members earning the respect and trust of the team
Strong at project management: Clearly articulates scope and deliverables of projects; breaks complex initiatives into detailed component parts and sequences actions appropriately; develops action plans and monitors progress independently
Influencer: Clearly articulates expectations, capabilities, and action plans; actively listens with others’ frame of reference in mind; appropriately shares information with team; favorably influences people without direct authority,
Financially / analytically proficient: Possesses strong understanding and expertise of expected cash flow modeling, economic value measures, and other types of analytical modeling (e.g., Monte Carlo simulation, decision tree analysis, multi-attribute analysis)
Professional experience and educational requirements
Advanced degree in business, decision analysis, or medicine / science
At least 10+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, finance, strategic planning, or decision analysis
Previous people leadership experience required
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